Peter May and Colin Cowdrey added a record-breaking 411 for the fourth wicket against the West Indies at Edgbaston on June 4, 1957. Abhishek Mukherjee reflects on a collaboration that helped thwart a nemesis who had haunted England for years. Any sport's history is littered with conquerors — players who have crushed opponents and psychologically ousted them. Not only are the defeated defeated, but they have been psychologically defeated to the point where a comeback appears to be impossible.

Martin Behaim created the Erdapfel, a terrestrial globe, between 1490 and 1492. The Erdapfel is the oldest terrestrial globe still in existence. It's made up of two halves of a laminated linen ball with wood reinforcements and a map painted on gores by Georg Glockendon. The map was drawn on paper and then pasted around the globe on a layer of parchment.

Benjamin Andrew Stokes was born on June 4, 1991 in Christchurch, New Zealand, to rugby league player Gerald Stokes, who represented New Zealand in international rugby leagues. Ben Stokes' zeal on the cricket pitch is contagious. He is one of the most explosive all-rounders of the contemporary age. He is incredibly passionate about whatever he does, and his forceful personality ensures that there is never a dull moment while he is there. Stokes is an aggressive southpaw with a tendency for big knocks and the ability to play a huge innings. He is also equally adept with the ball. He can bowl at a modest pace and has a penchant for creating breakthroughs when nothing else seems to be working for his team.

Nutan Samarth Bahl (June 4, 1936 – February 21, 1991), known simply as Nutan, was an Indian film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films, mostly as a protagonist, in both big productions and arthouse films ranging in genre from urban romances to literary adaptations to psychological and socio-realist dramas.

Every year on June 4, the United Nations observes International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. It was founded on August 19, 1982. It is a sad truth that when armed conflict breaks out, the most vulnerable people of society – particularly children – suffer the most from the ravages of war. The six most prevalent breaches are child recruitment and use in warfare, killing, sexual assault, kidnapping, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access.

Angelina Jolie Pitt, born on June 4, 1975, is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award and three Golden Globes, and has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress several times.

Jolie made her film debut as a child in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), co-starring with her father, Jon Voight, and her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993), followed by her first leading role in a major film, Hackers (1995). 

Wasim Akram, sometimes known as the Sultan of Swing, is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was born on June 3, 1966, and is widely considered as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Akram was a left-arm fast bowler by profession, but he also batted down the order and helped his side to several crucial victories. Akram was the first bowler to take 500 ODI wickets and still maintains the record for most ODI wickets taken as a seamer.

The twenty-fourth and final episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek is "Turnabout Intruder." It was first broadcast on June 3, 1969, and was written by Arthur H. Singer (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry) and directed by Herb Wallerstein. A woman switches bodies with Captain Kirk and then attempts to take command of the Enterprise in this episode.

In Khorana's continuous pursuit of artificial genes, cracking the genetic code was a diversion. Har Gobind Khorana relocated his laboratory to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970, where he stayed for the remainder of his life. He ultimately finished the whole synthesis of a functioning gene outside of a live creature in 1972. He also demonstrated that it could operate properly in a bacteria.

Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is a Hindi film and television actress and director from India. She is well-known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, and she received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a young widow in Woh Chokri (1994). She had a career resurgence in 2018 after starring as a middle-aged pregnant woman in the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

The General Assembly declared 3 June World Bicycle Day, recognising the bicycle's uniqueness, longevity, and versatility, as well as the fact that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean, and environmentally fit sustainable mode of transportation that promotes environmental stewardship and health. It urged stakeholders to promote the bicycle as a tool for fostering sustainable development, improving education, including physical education, for children and young people, promoting health, preventing disease, promoting tolerance, mutual understanding, and respect, and facilitating social inclusion and a culture of peace.

Prakash Jha co-wrote, directed, and produced Raajneeti, a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha. Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Sarah Thompson, and Naseeruddin Shah star in the film. After some controversy over similarities between real-life people and the characters in the film, the film was released in theatres worldwide on June 4, 2010. Critics in India and around the world gave it mixed reviews.

Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer, and former politician best known for his work in Hindi cinema, was born on October 11, 1942. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in Indian cinema history. Bachchan has been married to veteran actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri since 1973, and the couple has two children: actor Abhishek Bachchan and actress Shweta Bachchan.